We passed up the opportunity to put out the bog-standard Monday afternoon Full Tweet W*nkers partly because of a strange lack of the usual suspects saying and doing stupid things on the social medias, but also because something was brewing over on the timeline of an FTW favourite.
When not loudly venting his frustration over on Twitter dot com about not being invited to events, complaining about customer service or just generally shouting at clouds, Neil Custis is a journalist at The Sun covering Manchesters United and City.
But, despite being tasked with keeping the public abreast of Mancunian football fortunes, Custis is in fact a Newcastle native. And he wasn’t happy in the slightest following a discussion on TalkSPORT radio between Ian ‘Moose’ Abrahams and Danny Murphy that focused on his fair city and its noble football team.
🗣️ Danny Murphy: "Newcastle are well-supported but they are NOT a big club."
🗣️ @BroadcastMoose: 'They get 52,000 fans but what else is there to do in Newcastle!?'
It's a question that has been asked over and over again… Are #NUFC a big club? 🤔
[📻 @JimWhite] pic.twitter.com/LaCLBRPXOr
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) September 24, 2018
Suffice it to say that Custis was, understandably, not particularly happy with these takes, and he didn’t hold back when it came to letting the offenders know how he felt:
Your comments @BroadcastMoose about Newcastle as a football club are ridiculous and stupid you truly are a bloody idiot
— Neil Custis (@ncustisTheSun) September 24, 2018
Also @BroadcastMoose to be given time on the radio to slag off Newcastle as a City is unbelievable
— Neil Custis (@ncustisTheSun) September 24, 2018
You can’t really blame Custis for letting loose. Newcastle is a city unfairly targeted in some sections of the media.
At least he didn’t get personal…
Oh:
You @BroadcastMoose think you’re some sort of star, everyone in the industry thinks you’re a prat
— Neil Custis (@ncustisTheSun) September 24, 2018
You @BroadcastMoose walk round with that stupid top on saying ‘moose’ everyone just sniggers thinking what a tit
— Neil Custis (@ncustisTheSun) September 24, 2018
Tell us what you really think, Neil!
In the meantime, Luke Edwards got involved:
It’s easier not to reply, but I’d love to have a chat on air with both of these two because they are not just insulting a football club they are deriding a city and a region. I’ll be available to do so tomorrow if someone wants to give me a call from TalkSport https://t.co/UMQmZauK9A
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) September 24, 2018
It was hard to pick through Abrahams’ response to the widespread criticism, as he tends to flood his timeline with messages like, “Happy 37th Birthday to former @FulhamFC and @LFC full-back @JARiiseOfficial hope you had a great day my friend”. We’re not sure why, but maybe it has something to do with the above two tweets from Custis.
Still, there was some remorse shown, which must be commended.
I have spent some time and read the constructive criticism of what I said yesterday about Newcastle and it’s Football Club. I was clearly wrong about what I said about the City/area, but maintain attracting a big crowd doesn’t equal a big club 1/2
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) September 25, 2018
I appreciate the constructive and well put comments pointing out the errors of what I said, for those who were just rude and abusive, I suggest you look at how you put across your arguments in future
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) September 25, 2018
Unfortunately for the Moose, that wasn’t enough to placate Edwards, who did indeed end up on TalkSPORT defending the honour of Newcastle:
NOW! Hawksbee and Jacobs
Coming up:
🐎 @KFallonJockey calls in
🥧 We hear from the UK's ultimate Pie Fan
⚫️ @LukeEdwardsTele responds to the MoosePlus much more!
📱 Tweet: @tsHandJ
📻 Listen: https://t.co/nOCybh8ExD pic.twitter.com/fpId0kq05c— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) September 25, 2018
Ah I feel better now I’ve got that off my chest. Thanks @tSHandJ for giving me the platform to stick up for the North East and Newcastle as a city and a club.
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) September 25, 2018
All things considered, this was wonderful stuff all round.
Proof once again that Twitter dot com is the best website around.
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